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EPA SmartWay—20 Years of Progress

2002

2004

The SmartWay
Concept Is Born

EPA and 15 "Charter Partners"
collaborate to develop a voluntary
green freight program.

The Starting Line

EPA launches the SmartWay
program pioneering freight
carbon accounting & ei
reduction strategies for
and shippers.

2005

Getting Technical

SmartWay establishes EPA's
first-ever in-use assessment of
comm ercial truck efficiency.

SmartWay Welcomes
Logistics and Rail

EPA adds these important freight
service providers to the program.

Affiliates Step Up

Key industry and trade
organizations launch the SmartWay
Affiliate program to support freight
sustainability.

2006

Beyond Freight

SmartWay establishes criteria
for passenger cars and trucks,
helping consumers compare
cleaner, more efficient vehicles.

Going for the Gold

SmartWay Excellence
Awards begin to recognize
Partners with best-in-class
freight efficiency and lowest

2007

I Spy SmartWay
on the Road

EPA establishes a
SmartWay designation for
new tractors and trailers,
followed later by the
"SmartWay Elite" trailer
level and a day cab
designation.

2008

Greening the
Globe

Over a dozen countries
gather for the SmartWay
International Summit, setting
the stage for global green
freight collaboration.

Second Generation
SmartWay

EPA enhanced the
SmartWay benchmarking
m ethodology to allow
Partners to benchmark
their performance against
their industry peers.

2017

2016

SmartWay co-hosts the
first LATAM Green Freight
Summit in Buenos Aires.
Mexico pilots SmartWay.

Green Supply
Chain Case Study

ICCT and EPA study
em issions savings from
advanced technologies and
strategies in a SmartWay
Partner's supply chain.

2015

2014

2013

2012

Tri-Lateral MOU
with U.S., Mexico,
and Canada

The three countries sign a
memorandum of understanding
to help each other enhance and
expand SmartWay throughout
North America.

SmartWay Gains
Global Recognition

The World Resources Council
awards SmartWay the "Built-On GHG
Protocol" mark. GLEC
SmartWay for freight
calculation and reporting.

Air Freight Lands
the SmartWay

Air carriers join SmartWay,
com plete SmartWay supply chain

SmartWay Global
Training

EPA launches a
comprehensive curriculum
to help countries develop
green freight programs
modeled on SmartWay.

SmartWay
Envisions Cleaner
Freight Future

EPA charts a course for
cleaner freight, publishes
SmartWay Vision 2020.

SmartWay Turns 10

SmartWay celebrates 10 years
of cleaner, more efficient
goods movement with its
3,000+ carriers, shippers,
logistics and affiliates.

Barge Steams
Ahead

EPA adds this important
freight mode to the progra

A Global Model

UNEP's Climate & Clean
Air Coalition adopts
SmartWay as a model for
global replication.

Driving Data
Integrity

SmartWay publishes data
management guidelines to
support the quality of
freight-related data.

Canada Adopts
SmartWay

Natural Resources Canada
and EPA create a seam less
cross-border program for
Partners operating in both
countries.

Trucking Meets
Unprecedented
Challenges

SmartWay Partners unite
to deliver essential goods
in the face of the pandemic.

Electric Trucks
Energize Freight

SmartWay Partners and NACFE
complete the Run on Less
Electric dem onstration to
demonstrate the potential for
truck electrification.

Third Generation
SmartWay

SmartWay establishes
streamlined partner reporting
platforms, plus options for
small carriers and
owner-operators.

SmartWay
Listening Year

EPA hosts Partner listening
sessions on ways to enhance
SmartWay awards and recognition
programs, GHG benchmarking
methodologies and data exchange.

Emissions Disclosures
Get a Boost

Partners prepare for new GHG reporting
mandates from California by ramping up
use of SmartWay data for public GHG
reporting, goal-setting and climate targets.

A New Global
Standard

EPA helps develop and launch
ISO 14083 as the first global
standard for freight (and
passenger) GHG calculation.

Two Decades of
Progress!

EPA thanks SmartWay Partners
and Affiliates for creating a more
sustainable freight future. EPA
refreshes the SmartWay Excellence
Awards and recognition programs
with Profiles in Leadership.

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Transportation and Air Quality
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